In fact, in a break with tradition, the inclusion of tweet as a noun and a verb breaks one of the OED’s own rules – namely that a word has to be in use for at least 10 years before it’s considered for inclusion, but as John Simpson, chief editor of the OED, notes “it seems to be catching on”.

While only a small proportion of the 1,200 changes or additions, are specifically tech words, terms such as geekery in the sense of behavior relating to a geek (rather than referring to “bizarre or grotesque acts performed at carnivals or circuses” as it did in its first incarnation).

Also making the list for the update are terms such as flash mob as which refers to a group of people “who assemble in public to perform a pre-arranged action together and then quickly disperse”, which you – but not the OED – probably already knew.

Other notable additions for the quarterly update include binge drinking and binge drinker, BFF (Best Friend/Friends Forever), dad dancing, fiscal cliff, to have a cow, and pay day loan. It also includes cludgie, which is slang for toilet, apparently.